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05 December 2009

Mummy.... Its so Yummy... !!!

Context: Mum asks me to cook a new Dish today...

Hmmm .... here i go again... Mum is screaming at the top of her voice.... ( actually speaking , she's a just a li'l louder than normal conversation.... poor dear is having wheezing frm a few days :(  .. )... she is asking me to get up...

Ma :Its 10:00 am ,Maya.. Get up....
Me:Oh mom, I have no work to do... 10 more minutes..... (it drags to 30 more minutes)

 Before i go back to that so called 10 minutes of sleep, she asks me to cook this dish "AVIAL"... mixed veggies, A Yummy dish..  N i agree,  " ya.. sure thing". (all in my sleep.. yawn...:O..)

Its almost 10:30.. I get up, Have my bath n breakfast till 11:30... n then .. go to my comp to chk my mail n play a few games..... 30 more minutes....

hmm.... Granny starts calling... "Maya... Go, to the kitchen... "
Me: Why the heck??...
 I seem to have completely forgotten what Ma  told me to do...
n the funny part.. I'm playing Cafe world ... Virtual kitchen on Fb..... when theres actual cooking to be done...I say that i'll be right there in a few minutes...  just when m about to save n shut down the comp... The power switches off.... The UPS beeping all its way.. ( These powercuts n getting damn irritating these days..)

Now what??
In the kitchen,  I get all thats necessary to prepare the dish.. veggies , beans , alasande, pumpkin, suvarna gadde, carrot, batata, Coconut.. Now, i'll have to chop , dice n dessicate the stuff.... No dessicated coconut?? i have to start scrapping it?? No power...??? How m i gonna finish it off before 1:00pm.. ??

First n foremost thing , i dessicate a whole coconut.... whew, that was really fast..
then i chop n dice all the veggies..... 10 more minutes , n m' done with the veg cutting.
Now cooking all those vegetables??? N i shud hurry.. The recipe book says to boil in water until cooked...But  i haven't got that much time. time for some quick thinking...

I come up with this brilliant idea, i put all the vegetables in a pressure cooker.. :P.. smart huh?? not for my Ma though.. :D

while the veggies get pressure cooked, i'm supposed to grind the coconut n green chillies together... n the main thing No power... n i come up with another brilliant idea... I connect my mixer to the Home UPS( not advised ) .... grind the stuff on low speed as a precaution.... finally 'm done with the grinding part.... The Job is half done.... Its almost 12:30pm when i'm done with all these ....

Now the final steps.. Mixing the stuff... i  take out all the cooked veggies... add the ground coconut mixture.. bring to a boil..... i add the salt... main thing not to be forgotten.... finally add the seasoning with cumin seeds....  Now, i take a l'il bit of the dish in a spoon to check if it tastes good...  n down it goes into my palate...

Note: Granny has been observing me all along... she observes my expressionless face as i taste it...
" Enaaythu?? uppu jaasthi haakda??
:D
nope.. i m relishing the flavour... :P

N just on time , as my grandfather sits down at the dining table for his lunch, I'm ready with the dish..
He tastes the dish n gives me a smile.... "good, nimma ajji maadodakkintha chennagi maadiddya... ajji stares at ajja .. :D....

After about 15 more mintues, Ma come home for lunch... the much awaited moment.. to get her approval....

hmm.. Yummm... thumba chennagi aagide ..... but gravy consistency thick irli next tym..

Come on Mummy.... its soooo Yummy.....!!!

And there goes one more day...